Planetary Influences：Ruling planet:Uranus;Second decan:Personal planet is Mercury. Virtues：Forward-thinking, energetic, analytical. Vices：Tendencies toward disappointment and disillusionment, cynical. Careers：Reporter, salesperson, social worker. Skills & Aptitudes：Endearing sense of optimism, problem-solving abilities, capacity for original thought. Compatible with：October 3–6, January 8
Thoughtful communicator
Your Aquarius birthday shows you to be an original and progressive individual with keen mental abilities. Enthusiastic, inventive, and humanitarian, you love freedom and benefit from exploring many avenues in your search for variety or interesting subjects. Be careful, however, that this does not turn into a nervous restlessness that prevents you from developing your fine talents.
With the subinfluence of your decanate ruler, Gemini, you are curious by nature and have a gift for objective thinking or scientific research. A skillful and engaging communicator, you possess a flair for making astute observations about people. Your expansive and universal sense may inspire you to travel or study in your never-ending quest for knowledge. This natural curiosity may also lead you to present your explorations in such a convincing way that you decide to become a storyteller or a writer. A tendency to get bored easily, however, may make it more difficult to persevere and achieve your unique potential.
Detachment and your universal quality are keys to solving many of your problems. Be careful, however, to avoid inflexibility and feelings of frustration and impatience, since they can undermine your determination to realize your goals and ambitions. To achieve your objectives, you benefit more from combining your strong imagination and idealism with your sharp intellect.
While you are between the ages of thirteen and forty-two, when your progressed Sun moves through Pisces, your emotional sensitivity becomes enhanced and you develop a stronger inner life. This can be reflected in your visions, dreams, and ideals as well as in your social life. At the age of forty-three there is a turning point as your progressed Sun enters Aries, emphasizing a need to take the initiative and be brave and direct in your relationships with others. Alternatively, you may develop your relationship skills. Another change of emphasis occurs at age seventy-three, when your progressed Sun enters Taurus, highlighting a greater need for a practical approach to life as well as financial security.
Sun: Aquarius
Decanate: Gemini/mercury
Degree: 17°-18° Aquarius
Mode: Fixed
Element: Air
Although your Sun’s degree is not linked to a fixed star; some of your other planets’ degrees certainly will be. By having an astrological chart calculated, you can find the exact position of the planets on your date of birth. This will tell you which of the fixed stars listed in this book are relevant to you.
Your strong emotions and warm heart suggest that you are an individual who enjoys sharing experiences with others. Courteous and friendly, you possess natural diplomatic skills and an ability to make people feel relaxed. A charismatic inner quality enables you to radiate love and positivity, emphasizing the importance of having an outlet for your self-expression. Due to your strong feelings, however, you may have to create a balance and refrain from going to extremes by overreacting. Nevertheless, you possess charm, and with your power of love, you need only to find fulfilling activities or relationships to bring out the best in you.
Honest and direct, you can be an excellent companion, with a natural ability to help others. As well as charm, you also have ambition and a spirit of enterprise. Although these qualities often drive you to search for opportunities and keep you active, you also possess a need for security and strong foundations. To achieve harmony, you may be required to plan your actions and use your organizational skills.
With your desire for change and excitement, it would be best for you to avoid monotonous work. Careers that involve variety or travel would be ideal for your spirit of adventure. You may be a good salesperson with an ability to promote ideas, people, or products. With your strong imagination and need for self-expression, you can discipline your inner restlessness through writing, drama, or the arts. Alternatively, you may combine your receptivity and analytical ability in the world of science or research. With your strong humanitarian leanings, you may be attracted to careers that involve social reform, such as politics or education. A natural compassion may draw you to the world of health care or healing.
Famous people born on your birthday include psychologist Alfred Adler, writers Laura Ingalls Wilder, Charles Dickens, and Sinclair Lewis, and actress Juliette Greco.
Very analytical and detail-oriented, likes to observe and investigate things, and has a keen, inventive eye. Analytical and thoughtful, number 7 individuals are frequently critical and self-absorbed. With a constant need for greater self-awareness, you enjoy gathering information and may be interested in reading, writing, or spirituality. Although shrewd, you may overrationalize or get lost in detail. A tendency to be enigmatic or secretive suggests that at times you feel misunderstood. As an independent thinker, you like to have the freedom to make your own decisions and mistakes. The subinfluence of the number 2 month indicates that you are highly intuitive and sensitive. A dislike for monotony implies that at times you can become impatient or highly strung. An emotional restlessness suggests that you enjoy excitement and need plenty of activity. Progressive and liberal, you are interested in people and are usually involved in cooperative efforts. Since you thrive on encouragement, you need supportive people around you who can inspire you to persevere or assist you when you need help. Beware of those who undermine your abilities, but listen to what others have to say before you make up your mind.
• Positive: educated, trusting, meticulous, idealistic, honest, psychic, scientific, rational, reflective
• Negative: deceitful, unfriendly, secretive, skeptical, confused, detached
Very sensitive in matters of the heart, you would be wise to enter relationships carefully rather than be too impulsive. When you fall in love your feelings run very deep, and you can remain loyal even through periods of difficulty or sacrifice. In relationships, your high expectations may sometimes lead to disappointment if others cannot live up to your ideals. By learning to be detached, you can avoid possible frustration. You are attracted by clever people, but it may be better to pick a partner who can be as humanitarian and broad-minded as you.
You may be lucky in love with a person born on one of the following dates.
Love & friendship: Jan. 1, 7, 11, 21, 23, 31, Feb. 5, 19, 21, 29, Mar. 3, 17, 19, 27, Apr. 1, 15, 17, 25, May 13, 15, 23, June 11, 13, 21, July 9, 11, 19, Aug. 7, 9, 17, Sept. 5, 7, 15, Oct. 3, 5, 13, Nov. 1, 3, 11, 27, Dec. 1, 9, 24
Beneficial: Jan. 5, 16, 18, Feb. 3, 14, 16, Mar. 1, 12, 14, 29, Apr. 10, 12, 27, May 8, 10, 25, 29, June 6, 8, 23, 27, July 4, 6, 21, 25, Aug. 2, 4, 19, 23, Sept. 2, 17, 21, Oct. 15, 19, Nov. 13, 17, Dec. 11, 15, 29
Fatal attractions: Jan. 6, 30, Feb. 4, 28, Mar. 2, 26, Apr. 24, May 22, June 20, July 18, Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 10, Dec. 8
Challenging: Jan. 4, Feb. 2, May 29, 31, June 27, 29, 30, July 25, 27, 28, Aug. 23, 25, 26, 30, Sept. 21, 23, 24, 28, Oct. 19, 21, 22, 26, Nov. 17, 19, 20, 24, Dec. 15, 17, 18, 22
Soul mates: Jan. 23, Feb. 21, Mar. 19, Apr. 17, May 15, June 13, July 11, 31, Aug. 9, 29, Sept. 7, 27, Oct. 5, 25, Nov. 3, 23, Dec. 1, 21
Those born on February 7 often tend to view the world around them in a somewhat naive way, in that they have an inherent sense of justice and respond on a deeply emotional level to any perceived social abuse. They are quick to identify solutions to problems, which they will then pursue with idealistic enthusiasm, but in their zeal they are unlikely to have thought their plans through sufficiently, and thus they’re often seen as somewhat gullible.
The majority of February 7 people, who are quick-witted and original thinkers, are furthermore possessed with great communicative and persuasive skills, which they will characteristically employ to enlist the support of others. Such interpersonal talents indicate potentially successful salespeople, but they will often also thrive in social work. For those who can rein in their more idealistic propensities and offset them with practical and rational considerations, they can make gifted journalists and technicians, too.
A vital characteristic of these people is their instinctive aversion to authority. It is not that they lack discipline—far from it—just that they chafe under regulations with which they do not agree and, if constricted, they will typically resort to subversion as a manifestation of their independence. Self-starters, they will always perform best when given autonomy and freedom of action; this applies as much to their personal as to their professional lives. If this crucial criterion is satisfied, they make empathetic and even indulgent partners, and—since they always maintain a youthful outlook and tend to persuade rather than dictate—are often particularly good parents.
